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Summer Drought in the Forest Garden

This summer an historic drought hit the northeast region. Low lakes and streams, drought-stressed patches of forest, and other long-term changes in the environment. The forest garden survived just fine, although did not put on as much growth this year. Certain plants thrived, others suffered under the dry conditions. Each year is different in terms of which plants are favored. There were many insects and birds and other creatures living in the forest garden this summer. A colony of hornets found the perfect spot in the middle of the garden to build their nest, where they remained almost entirely undisturbed. We watched from a safe distance as they built their nest and visited nearby flowers. The garden is filling up with native herbaceous perennials, beautiful flowers such as echinacea, goldenrod, liatris, bee balm, wild bergamot, milkweed, lobelias, sochan, heliopsis, and more. We hope to encourage those to spread throughout the whole garden, creating spectacular wild flower patches of native plants that support pollinators and wildlife. ----- Forest garden located on the highest elevation farm and sugarbush in New York, at Camp Treetops & North Country School, a 220-acre educational farm/school/camp in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York. USDA Zone 4a. The forest garden project began in 2016. It consists of many different edible perennial plants. The canopy layer consists of many varieties of apples, pears, plums, apricots, cherries, buartnuts, walnuts, chestnuts, oaks, serviceberries, and native support trees like aspens, various conifers, etc. The shrub layer consists of many varieties of blueberries, currants, raspberries, haskaps, seaberry, elderberry, hazelnuts, various native plants, and more. Groundcover consists of things like strawberries, comfrey, lowbush blueberries and cranberries, various herbs like mint, oregano, thyme, and lots more. The purpose of this work is to demonstrate a variety of food production systems and engage the community in sustainable & ethical land management. It is intended to provide food as well as interdisciplinary educational opportunities for people of all ages & backgrounds. People of all ages and backgrounds reside on campus and participate in farming and gardening activities as part of their education. We hope to create more productive outdoor learning spaces and opportunities to demonstrate ideas such as agroecology, permaculture, and sustainable food production. Some of the work we want to demonstrate are so-called “alternative” or “non-conventional” agricultural practices. These include disciplines such as agroecology (agriculture that mimics natural ecological systems), permaculture (sustainable & self-sufficient design), regenerative agriculture (conservation approach that focuses on topsoil regeneration, biodiversity, improving water cycle, biosequestration, & mitigating climate change), agroforestry & silvopasture (integration of trees & shrubs with animals), organic agriculture (growing & processing food without the use of synthetic fertilizers & pesticides), and food sovereignty (the right to healthy & culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound & sustainable methods), among others. This YouTube channel and these videos are for educational purposes and for my own personal documentation.